New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-18
ELEVATED CARS DERAILED.
ONLY ONE MAN, AN EMPLOYE HURT


MANY PASSENGERS ROUGHLY SHAKEN AND
FRIGHTENED TRAINS LONG DELAYED.
The passengers the Third Avenue Elevated train 90
ing uptown. which left the Eightyfourthst station
at minutes past o'clock last evening were thrown
into a falr-szsd panic, by the thought OF what
might have happened than by what did actually occur
The train consisted of five passenger all well filled
with people. number Of passengers got of at the
Eighty fourths station and thsre was little longer
delay than usual and the bell rang to 90 ahead the
engineer started the train with more than the customary
Jerk About the time that the engine reached Eighty
sixth St. AMI the train was jumping along nj lively
gait there was sudden rocking Of all the cars and
twisting though they going to be tumblet from
tie track the street and everybody was thrown vo
lenty forward the quick application OF the air brake
Tho engineer felt the shock, as sudden strain was
thrown upon the engine and he put on the air brake as
precautionary anl there Is no doubt that thls
saved the lives OF many people.
When the train cam, to sanl-.ill it was found
that the fourth and fifth cars were OH
the track The roar wheels OF tho fourth
had Jumped the track aud tho momentum carried the
fropt whces ith oil also and the two cars had
diagou ally across tie middle track. which were
stannc number VI ears not in use At this part OF the
road there is soll platform built between te tracks
this Kept the cars thrown between the
tracks {" the street rhc force with wnch the cars were
moving carried the end oI Tue nith car ce'I "coS ."o
platform aud upon thc uptown rack 40 as 10 oostr'c
travel In both directions. Thomas King OF No. 80 Al
the middle track when the accident occurred AMI e was
thrown Ia ine p afOrm and Injured III TIC hea ahi icc
but not seriously
No one IN the fourth and hfth vas injured, but
I body got well shaken ana frightened }y pIlhS
the train slowly forward the we're novel ~ as 10
clear the uptown track after delay o donnt % q n'. @
hour In hls direction After THIS Ia beea done the cars
which OF thc track wsrc uncOIplet ana tle other
part OF the train vent on up town "rocg'hg car was
from the shops Ninety nj th St. AMI after Two
hours work with Jack screws the car were brought
back the uptown track AMI theu taken 10 tho rsprr
shops. They not badly damaxeI,
the smashing being confined to the plat
forms The passengers the uptown trains
tho bio kafr lasted trlnserred To trans on
Second ave. 80 that bat little interruption OF
travel.
The cause OF the accident il not known The railroad
officials in all casosof accident ON the elevate
roads kept their for retcence ana refused 10
talk about tue matter and I'm tIct some 0f them vent
there no delay ana thSt hothuS
had happened There f. one theory that there was "a
block o wool track. which hal beon left Dy some
men AMI had been shaken uuder the cars 10y
the ybratory motion given 20 the elevated structure
when moving Ano her theory wa mat tne
sudden application OF the brakes threw on the cars
there being nothing At all tho matter when tue engineer
put on the brake. There Is swltcn near the plNe
cars LETT thr track bur 1t IL too Tar away 10
support idea that the jumped IT, AZ ths part
OF the road there j. guard rail on the inside Ioohe
Ifaln Will make an investigation to day.